MIA76AM033

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150M · Hawthorne, FL · October 19, 1975

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
October 19, 1975
Place
Hawthorne, FL · HAWTHORNE, FL
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N66406Cessna 150M
Status
Completed · report December 2, 1975
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19751019037219A
Case key
151119

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3250  75/10/19   HAWTHORNE,FL        CESSNA 150M         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 54 TOTAL
        TIME - 1340                    N66406              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 36 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GAINESVILLE,FL              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- ACFT OBSVD CIRCLING ACDT AREA ABT 10 MIN.R WING MORE SVRLY DMGD THAN L WING.

Aircraft

Registration
N66406
Reported as
Cessna 150M
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.